To my two daughters: You are beautiful. I am telling you this because, sadly, one day someone might tell you otherwise—or worse, you might not see the beauty in yourself. I know, you’re probably thinking, “You have to say I’m beautiful, you’re my mother.” True…...

I adore Gabi Gregg. The brilliant and beautiful mind behind GabiFresh is the reason I bought and wore my first plus-size bikini (and then wrote about it). She was also a huge source of inspiration for PSYB. So of course she was the mastermind behind the...